{"product_id":"mark-twain-presents-the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-a-stage-play-9780615808505","title":"Mark Twain Presents The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: a stage play","description":"When \u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e first appeared in 1876 it was a dismal failure, selling fewer than 24,000 copies during its first year on the market. It wasn't until Mark Twain published his masterpiece, \u003cb\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/b\u003e that Tom Sawyer truly gained an audience, perhaps due to the rapscallion's brief appearance in that novel.\u003cp\u003eTom Sawyer, perhaps even more than Peter Pan, is the icon for eternal boyhood. Whether playing hooky from school, exploring the depths of a cavern, romancing a fair maiden, hunting for buried treasure or even attending his own funeral, Tom is an endearing composite of brash American confidence, unbridled enthusiasm and fresh-faced naivety, and he is certainly one of Mark Twain's most memorable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Twain gained his initial reputation as a newspaper reporter, his was a storyteller at heart, winning fans with his sparkling wit and keen observations of human nature in such popular tales as \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court\u003c\/i\u003e. It is fitting that Twain himself should be a primary character in bringing Tom's story to life on the stage in playwright, Mike Parker's, delightful adaptation, \u003cb\u003eMark Twain Presents The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2260818\"\u003eMike Parker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordcrafts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615808505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615808506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011000\"\u003eTheater | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Parker is a writer, actor, director \u0026amp; playwright. A BA degree in Bible and Philosophy, a stint as an officer with the US Army Special Forces (Green Berets), a career as a stock broker during the great bull market of the eighties, and an entrepreneurial plunge into the uncertain world of television syndication have all combined to give him a unique outlook on the world. Blessed (or cursed) with an insatiable curiosity he is voracious reader, questioner, ponderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His works include the stage plays \u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde's Dorian Gray\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMark Twain Presents The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e, and he is currently working on a musical adaptation of \"The Count of Monte Cristo.\" He is a contributing author to the book, \u003cb\u003eStories From A Soldier's Heart\u003c\/b\u003e, (Multnomah) with Alice Gray, has provided commentary for the popular Bible-zine, \u003cb\u003eReal\u003c\/b\u003e (Thomas Nelson) and co-authored the non-fiction book, \u003cb\u003eShameless Self Promotion and Networking for Christian Creatives\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe Scavengers\u003c\/b\u003e (WordCrafts Press) is his first novel. He created and hosted the nationally syndicated Christian music video show, \u003cb\u003eNightVision\u003c\/b\u003e in the early 1990's, and served as producer and host for the award-winning music variety show, \u003cb\u003eSaltracks\u003c\/b\u003e on the ACTS Television Network. He serves on the board of Middle Tennessee's premier community theatre, Springhouse Theatre Company. As a professional actor he has appeared in such films as \u003cb\u003eCountry Strong\u003c\/b\u003e with Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw, \u003cb\u003eLukewarm\u003c\/b\u003e opposite Bill Cobbs and \u003cb\u003eSeason of Miracles with John Schneider.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordcrafts Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682308034797,"sku":"9780615808505","price":17.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b8d05ff0-b83f-4de7-96e3-608c46bf70ff.jpg?v=1649719071","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mark-twain-presents-the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer-a-stage-play-9780615808505","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}